Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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higher than, or over, something

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perfect or complete or pure

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

distinctive manner of oral expression

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in the past

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

in addition

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

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at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

showing who or what does the action

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

divisible by two

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

set up or found

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

informal term for information

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

having an illustrious reputation; respected

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a boy or man

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

(Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

held dear

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

impressive in appearance

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

above and across; more than

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

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United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

(German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

a male human offspring

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

the season of growth

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

fasten with tacks

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

in or at that place or location

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

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From this reading Siegmund and Siegelinda had one son, called Siegfried--a handsome, well-built lad, with eyes as blue and sunny as the sky above on a fair spring morning.

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

at the time that

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

which person or people

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He shared his throne with Siegelinda, his beautiful wife, who also was noble and kind of heart.

in a wise manner

From this reading He was very powerful, and ruled over the kingdom of Niederland so wisely and so well that he was loved and honored by all his people.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Arranged by_ Gertrude R. Schottenfels Chicago Public Schools [+e] = e with a tack above [+g] = g with a tack above ['g] = g with an accent above An image of the original may be found with the HTML version.

supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.

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From this reading NIBELUNGEN nē´bĕ-lụng-[+e]n SANTUM săn´tŭm SIEGMUND sēg´mụnd NIEDERLAND nē´der-lănd SIEGELINDA sē-[+g]ĕl-in´dă SIEGFRIED sēg´frid MIMI mē´mē FAFNER făf´ner ALBERICH ăl´ber-ĭck WOTAN wō´tăn LOKI lō´kē BRUNHILDA brụn-hīl´dă ISENHEIM ē´sĕn-hīme GUNTHER gŭn´ter HAGEN hä´gen UOTA ū-ō´tă KRIEMHILD krēm´hīld GISELHERR ['g]ē´sĕl-hâre GERNOT gēr´nō ETZEL et´zĕl ORTLIEB ôrt´lēb RUDIGER ru´dĭg-er BECHLARN bĕck´lärn DIETRICH dēt´rīck ETZELBURG ĕt´zĕl-berg DANKWART dänk´wert WALKYRIE wŏl-kīr´ī Stories of the Nibelungen YOUNG SIEGFRIED IN THE good old days of Long Ago, when kings had absolute power over all their subjects, even in the matter of life and death, there dwelt in the city of Santum, on the beautiful Rhine River, a great and good king named Siegmund.